TaiwanPlus (stylized as Taiwan+) is a state-owned free

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-language streaming service and international television channel based in

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. It was launched on 30 August 2021 and targeted at an international audience. It collates local and international news stories from both public and private Taiwanese media.

History

The service was launched on 30 August 2021. It is overseen by the

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(MOC) and operated by the Central News Agency (CNA). The MOC first publicly expressed interest in an international streaming service in July 2020, but a proposal involving the

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(PTS) was met with backlash that led to the proposal's abandonment, over criticism that it would be a vehicle for propaganda and constitute government interference with the PTS. The decision to give the operation responsibility to the CNA was made in May 2021 and the news agency promised to run the news on Taiwan+ independently from its other operations. The government of Taiwan has financed the service with

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775 million ($23 million) and the aim of the service is to curb the influence of

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operated by

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and project Taiwanese

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through an all-English-language medium. In 2022, the documentary series ''Road to Legacy''—about indie pop in Taiwan—was released on the service. The show has received three nominations at the

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. In August 2022, the

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(NCC) announced that they had approved the launch of TaiwanPlus as linear TV channel following that PTS has taking over the operation of TaiwanPlus. The channel were

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from September to October 2022, while the official launch took place in 3 October 2022. TaiwanPlus was also eyeing on the channel launch in the United States by early 2023.

References

External links

Taiwan+'s channel on YouTube
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